“Amid the chaos of that day, when all I could hear was the thunder of gunshots, and all I could smell was the violence in the air, I look back and am amazed that my thoughts were so clear and true, that three words went through my mind endlessly, repeating themselves like a broken record: you’re so cool, you’re so cool, you’re so cool. And sometimes Clarence asks me what I would have done if he had died, if that bullet had been two inches more to the left. To this, I always smile, as if I’m not going to satisfy him with a response. But I always do. I tell him of how I would want to die, but that the anguish and the want of death would fade like the stars at dawn, and that things would be much as they are now. Perhaps. Except maybe I wouldn’t have named our son Elvis” - Alabama.

The quote above is the last lines in the movie True Romance, it is one of my favourite movies of all time. Usually, the violence, drugs and alcohol themes in movies like this one (which is typical of Mr Tarentino) do not appeal to me, but from the first time I watched it, maybe even ten or so years ago,
I was able to ignore those themes and focus on the one I liked…
The instant, crazy, all consuming love between Clarence and Alabama, by the time they got to Hollywood, it seemed to be a love that had grown to be everlasting and unbreakable, Alabama went to hell and back for him, which was shocking as we all know they had literally just met.

Clothes inspired by the movie, specifically Alabama, in the image above…

Ray-Ban : Clash Colour Wayfarers, £120.

Chantelle : Chantilly Rouge Bra, £45.

True Romance : Special Edition DVD, £7.97 at Amazon.

Barry M : Lip Paint, £4.25.

Giles for New Look : Bead Print Wedges, £30.

Milly : Animal Print Jacket, £410.

Pepe : Printed T Shirt With Sequin Bow Brooch, £37.50.

Tory Burch : April High-waisted Skirt, £185.